Ubuntu

Ubuntu is an extremely popular Operating System, which employs the Linux kernel. Though it is used mainly on desktops, its server version has been rising in popularity recently as well. Ubuntu is one of the lightest Linux releases out there and it's compatible with almost any kind of hardware, which makes it a universal Operating System. In addition, it is very stable and secure and has an at least a five-year support life cycle, so you are able to get official security and performance updates. Unlike many other Operating Systems, Ubuntu is distributed with no license fees and you'll be able to modify its core, or all of the numerous packages it comes with, in any way you find fit. This will enable you to install the perfect software environment for all your web applications whatever their requirements. Because of the popularity of the Operating System, Ubuntu has huge developer and user communities, so you can always find find a lot of materials on the world wide web about any question or problem that you may have.

Ubuntu is among the OS options which you'll find on our registration page when you decide to obtain one of our Linux dedicated servers hosting packages. We'll set up the 32-bit or the 64-bit version, in order to match the system requirements of the applications that you wish to install on the server. You may also select the software which will run on your machine, because we will install only the Apache web server software, so everything else can be tailor-made software of your choice. You're able to install the latter without any problems using a Secure Shell console, because you will receive root-level access and you will have full control of your server. You can set up a web hosting Control Panel as well and control some things from a graphical interface, as long as it can function on an Ubuntu-driven machine. To make things simpler for you, we also offer a Managed Services upgrade, which, among other things, features OS updates.